I post this with the note that he has a Turkish surname and an appalling rug. Never trust a Turk with a rug.

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Abdo Hussameddin made the announcement in a video posted by activists on YouTube.

The authenticity of the video cannot be immediately verified.

"I, the engineer Abdo Hussameddin, the deputy oil minister ... announce my defection from the regime and my resignation," he said in the video. "I am joining the revolution of the people who reject injustice and the brutal campaign of the regime, which is seeking to crush the people's demand for freedom and dignity."He said he had served in the Syrian